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malaise

(269,157 posts)
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:32 AM Jul 2012

The war criminal of a dick is back in Washington

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/dick-cheney-house-gop-to-talk-about-sequester/2012/07/16/gJQApPUmpW_blog.html
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Former vice president Richard B. Cheney plans to meet Tuesday with House Republicans as the GOP begins a push to paint President Obama as responsible for the fallout of mandatory cuts in defense spending set to take effect in January.

Senior Republican aides confirmed that the former vice president plans to meet with members House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and members of the GOP whip team to discuss Cheney’s concerns with how roughly $110 billion in Pentagon and non-defense spending cuts could affect national security and the economy.

The meeting comes as GOP leaders struck back Monday at reports in The Washington Post that Democrats appear willing to let nearly $600 billion worth of tax hikes and spending cuts to take effect in January unless Republicans drop their opposition to higher taxes for the nation’s wealthiest households. Senior Democrats now say they are prepared to accept a fiscal event that could plunge the nation back into recession if the new year arrives without an acceptable compromise.
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The war criminal of a dick is back in Washington (Original Post) malaise Jul 2012 OP
DA-DA-DA-duh-da-DA-duh-da-DA...... Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #1
I guess Big Dick remains consistent if nothing else, when it comes to the bullwinkle428 Jul 2012 #2
Once a warmonger malaise Jul 2012 #3

bullwinkle428

(20,630 posts)
2. I guess Big Dick remains consistent if nothing else, when it comes to the
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 09:42 AM
Jul 2012

approach of "deficits don't matter", at least regarding anything related to defense spending!

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